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diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/ext-ctrls-codec.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/ext-ctrls-codec.rst
index ebd367dcf8b9..750a6d4fadaf 100644
--- a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/ext-ctrls-codec.rst
+++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/ext-ctrls-codec.rst
@@ -602,6 +602,40 @@ enum v4l2_mpeg_video_bitrate_mode -
Encoder will decide the appropriate quantization parameter and
bitrate to produce requested frame quality.
+
+``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_FRAME_SKIP_MODE (enum)``
+
+enum v4l2_mpeg_video_frame_skip_mode -
+ Indicates in what conditions the encoder should skip frames. If
+ encoding a frame would cause the encoded stream to be larger then a
+ chosen data limit then the frame will be skipped. Possible values
+ are:
+
+
+.. tabularcolumns:: |p{9.2cm}|p{8.3cm}|
+
+.. raw:: latex
+
+ \small
+
+.. flat-table::
+ :header-rows: 0
+ :stub-columns: 0
+
+ * - ``V4L2_MPEG_FRAME_SKIP_MODE_DISABLED``
+ - Frame skip mode is disabled.
+ * - ``V4L2_MPEG_FRAME_SKIP_MODE_LEVEL_LIMIT``
+ - Frame skip mode enabled and buffer limit is set by the chosen
+ level and is defined by the standard.
+ * - ``V4L2_MPEG_FRAME_SKIP_MODE_BUF_LIMIT``
+ - Frame skip mode enabled and buffer limit is set by the
+ :ref:`VBV (MPEG1/2/4) <v4l2-mpeg-video-vbv-size>` or
+ :ref:`CPB (H264) buffer size <v4l2-mpeg-video-h264-cpb-size>` control.
+
+.. raw:: latex
+
+ \normalsize
+
``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_TEMPORAL_DECIMATION (integer)``
For every captured frame, skip this many subsequent frames (default
0).
@@ -1173,6 +1207,8 @@ enum v4l2_mpeg_video_h264_entropy_mode -
Quantization parameter for an B frame for MPEG4. Valid range: from 1
to 31.
+.. _v4l2-mpeg-video-vbv-size:
+
``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VBV_SIZE (integer)``
The Video Buffer Verifier size in kilobytes, it is used as a
limitation of frame skip. The VBV is defined in the standard as a
@@ -1210,6 +1246,8 @@ enum v4l2_mpeg_video_h264_entropy_mode -
Force a key frame for the next queued buffer. Applicable to
encoders. This is a general, codec-agnostic keyframe control.
+.. _v4l2-mpeg-video-h264-cpb-size:
+
``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_CPB_SIZE (integer)``
The Coded Picture Buffer size in kilobytes, it is used as a
limitation of frame skip. The CPB is defined in the H264 standard as